Are MMA fighters now bigger heroes in Brazil...

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by john garfield, Sep 4, 2011.


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  1. sweed

    sweed Member Full Member

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    Popo is still pretty big, he was even at the last UFC in Rio, they filmed and gave him some love on the ppv. UFC only have 2 Champions of 7 that's from Brazil, so they are not really "owning" MMA.

    btw I don't think too many people can take a punch with 4oz gloves...
     
    sweed, Sep 4, 2011
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  2. Ai-edy2007

    Ai-edy2007 STOCKTON 209 MOTHER****ER Full Member

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    lionel messi.
     
    Ai-edy2007, Sep 4, 2011
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  3. PivotPunch

    PivotPunch Guest

    Messi is from Argentina
     
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  4. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Probably because he retired...
     
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  5. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    I have a theory that Brazil is a hot bed of multiculturalism and this is creating physically advanced people - call it evolution. Blacks, whites, arabs are all there and have been for ages. Its one of the few countries where no matter what you look like you are Brazilian, even though your bloodline originates from Africa, Mid East etc

    When I think of football, fighting, dancing etc I think Brazil are consistently the best (even good looks). I think the world is changing and the multiculturalism is becoming the norm but Brazil have got many years of races mixing. The same is true for much of South America and the islands.

    Anyone agree or BS?
     
    achillesthegreat, Sep 5, 2011
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  6. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Anderson Silva is a failed soccer player so he went the MMA route.
    Jose Aldo also wanted to become one of the elite in soccer but never could get much so he switch to mma.
    If i remember right shogun also wanted to become a soccer player
     
    greathamza, Sep 6, 2011
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  7. Stoo

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    You mean football :good
     
    Stoo, Sep 6, 2011
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  8. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It was itching so damn much to type football but all the americans get butthurt over that word
     
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  9. Stoo

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    They should just man up and accept American ''Football'' is really Hand Egg
     
    Stoo, Sep 6, 2011
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  10. Will Cooling

    Will Cooling Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Meh...plenty of different types of football going around. And association football deviates more from the traditional forms of the game than those codes that allow you to hold the ball.
     
    Will Cooling, Sep 6, 2011
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  11. Stoo

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    Egg...you mean egg :smoke
     
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  12. Ai-edy2007

    Ai-edy2007 STOCKTON 209 MOTHER****ER Full Member

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    ronaldo.
     
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  13. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He did, although instead of a soccer ball he used Rampage's head.
     
    Shogun Assassin, Sep 6, 2011
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  14. aj415

    aj415 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bumping an older thread, sorry, but personal interest.

    You would think it would produce more great boxers then.

    To the people who live/lived there why doesn't boxing have more participation? What reasons do people give for dismissing it? Similar situation with moneyhungry promoters killing the marketing/accessibility?
     
    aj415, May 14, 2012
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  15. sugarsean

    sugarsean Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The used to wear 6oz in the 40's early 50's

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH091h4_z8o[/ame]
     
    sugarsean, May 14, 2012
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